Central Library
Posted by: ODragon
N 39° 57.555 W 075° 10.272
18S E 485377 N 4423248
Opened on June 2, 1927, the...
Waymark Code: WMC5H
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2006
Views: 34
Opened on June 2, 1927, the Central Library was designed in the Beaux Arts style by Horace Trumbauer & Julian Francis Abele. It was built to serve as the main building of the Free Library of Philadelphia, chartered in 1891.
Marker Name: Central Library
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 06/02/2002
Marker Type: City
Location: 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia
Category: Education
Website: Not listed
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